Why should your business focus on Application Lifecycle Management? What benefits will you see to your overall business? How does ALM impact your bottom line? View this slideshare to discover all the answers!

1. Top 10 Business Benefits of
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
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2. Agenda
 Application Lifecycle and ALM
 ALM and the Business
 ALM Revisited
 Conclusion

3. Is ALM the same as SDLC?
What is a “Software Development Lifecycle?”
But an application lives before an after the development efforts…
And what about the term “cycle”?
Ideas Projects
Require-
Design Code Test Deploy
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Operate Retire

4. The Modern Application Lifecycle
(A Whiteboard View)

5. And What is Application Lifecycle Management?
References:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_lifecycle_management
- http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-1ASCXON&ct=120606&st=sb
- http://www.microsoft.com/global/applicationplatform/en/us/RenderingAssets/Whitepapers/What%20is%20Application%20Lifecycle%20Management.pdf
- http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2009/08/12/ALM-A-Bastardized-Term.aspx

6. Agenda
 Application Lifecycle and ALM
 ALM and the Business
 ALM Revisited
 Conclusion

7. 10. Provides an Enterprise View
• What:
– Provides a consistent and meaningful view of
development project work and status
• Why:
– Provide decision makers with:
• A current view of development project investments
• A consistent view between disparate teams and projects
• Information supporting future investment decisions
• How:
– Standard processes and terminology
– Automatic collection of metrics
– Consolidated metrics repository

8. 9. Enhances Team Satisfaction
• What:
– Improves satisfaction of development team
with their role in the organization.
• Why:
– Improved morale reduces turnover and associated costs
– Happy employees are more productive
– Motivated employees are more likely to make their own
investments in an organization
• How:
– Make teams part of the business and visa versa
– Empower development teams to make a difference
– Invest in tools and processes that acknowledge team value

9. 8. Reduces Risk
• What:
– Provides the information needed to identify,
understand, track and mitigate development risks 
• Why:
– Minimize unexpected „surprises‟
– Reduce costly mistakes
– Improves release consistency and quality
• How:
– Monitor project status from all angles
– Identify trends
– Proactively manage risks
– Adopt iterative development practices

10. 7. Improves Resource Utilization
• What:
– Allows more efficient workflow for team members
(Less time „thrashing‟ and more time delivering)
– Supports better usage of development systems
(e.g., development and test environments)
• Why:
– Increases business value delivered without increasing costs
• How:
– Adopt a continuous improvement mindset
– Visualize your workflow and monitor work in progress
– Use modern best practices and tools to improve efficiency
– Use virtualization to improve dev/test system utilization

11. 6. Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• What:
– Decrease the time it takes for the team to deliver
an application release 
• Why:
– Increase the flow of business value
– Improve the potential for stakeholder feedback
• How:
– Adopt agile practices to emphasize a continuous flow of value
– Reduce churn from misunderstood requirements
– Use tools to automate mundane delivery processes

12. 5. Minimizes Downtime
• What:
– Reduce the Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) for
feedback reported from a production environment 
• Why:
– Down time is costly!
– Dissatisfied users
• How:
– Close the gap between development and operations
– Capture meaningful diagnostic data in production
– Use tools to streamline communications

13. 4. Increases Responsiveness
• What:
– Improve the ability for the team to respond to
requests
– Streamline communications at all levels of the

application lifecycle
• Why:
– Drive delivery of business value based on current needs
– Reduce MTTR for defects
• How:
– Maintain a consistent backlog with meaningful priorities
– Use processes and tools to improve communications with
stakeholders and operations
– Ensure teams have committed stakeholder involvement

14. 3. Improves Efficiency
• What:
– Reduce the time, effort and cost associated with
processes that do not add value
• Why:
– Reducing waste has the side effects of improving
• How:
– Model current workflow practices
– Visualize work in progress and determine limits
– Invest in ongoing process improvement
– Adopt modern best practices and tools

15. 2. Reduces Development Costs
$
• What:
– Spend less money to achieve equivalent
or better results
• Why:
– Improve profitability
– Free up resources to address additional business needs
• How:
– Adopt ALM tools and practices to
• …improve efficiency, quality, responsiveness and resource
utilization and
• …reduce cycle time and risk.

16. 1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
• What:
– Understand and anticipate business needs
– Deliver what is needed on time and within budget
• Why:
– Satisfied stakeholders indicate that application development
is successfully supporting the business
• How:
– Consistent and frequent feedback from stakeholder(s)
– Correct course as needed to ensure application meets needs
– Embrace application quality
– Foster open and transparent communications with the
business

17. Agenda
 Application Lifecycle and ALM
 ALM and the Business
 ALM Revisited
 Conclusion

18. ALM is Enabled by…
References:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_lifecycle_management
- http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-1ASCXON&ct=120606&st=sb
- http://www.microsoft.com/global/applicationplatform/en/us/RenderingAssets/Whitepapers/What%20is%20Application%20Lifecycle%20Management.pdf
- http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2009/08/12/ALM-A-Bastardized-Term.aspx

19. Microsoft‟s ALM Solution
http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-1ASCXON&ct=120606&st=sb

20. Business Value and ALM Practices and Tools
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
2. $ Reduces Development Costs
3. Improves Efficiency
4.  Increases Responsiveness
5.  Minimizes Downtime
6.  Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
7. Improves Resource Utilization
8.  Reduces Risk
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction
10. Provides an Enterprise View

21. Business Value and ALM Practices and Tools
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

22. ALM Provides an Enterprise View
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

23. ALM Enhances Team Satisfaction
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

24. ALM Reduces Risk
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

25. ALM Improves Resource Utilization
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

26. ALM Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboard • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

27. ALM Minimizes Downtime
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

28. ALM Increases Responsiveness
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

29. ALM Improves Efficiency
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

30. ALM Reduces Development Costs
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

31. ALM Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction and Tools
ALM Practices
2. $ • Common vocabulary
Reduces Development •Costs
• Consolidated &
• Capacity Management
Integrated Team
• Test Environment
Management
Consistent Information • Quality Mindset • Performance Testing
3. Improves Management • Requirements driven
• Backlog Efficiency • Automated Deployment
• Storyboarding • Transparency • Automated Testing
• Team Mindset • Stakeholder Feedback • Continuous Delivery
4.  Increases Responsiveness
• Requirements feedback • Daily meetings
• Iterative Development • Current information
•
•
Continuous Feedback
Continuous
• Agile Planning • Quality Assurance Improvement
5.  Minimizes Downtime • Rich communications
• Automated Builds • Dev/Ops Coordination
6.  Team Foundation Server Visual Studio 2012
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• Backlog Management • Integrated ALM
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Capacity Management • Architecture tools • Manual Testing
7. Improves Board
• Kanban Resource Utilization
• My Work • Exploratory Testing
• Agile Taskboard • Suspend/Resume • Rich Defect Tracking
8.  ReducesItem Reporting
• Integrated
• Work
RiskTracking
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
• Team Foundation Build • Coded UI Testing
9. Enhances Team Satisfaction Testing
• Alerts • Load Feedback Client
• Dashboards • Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis System Center 2012
10. Provides an Enterprise •View
PowerPoint Storyboarding IntelliTrace

32. Agenda
 Application Lifecycle and ALM
 ALM and the Business
 ALM Revisited
 Conclusion

33. Summary
• ALM includes the tools and practices required to proactively
manage an application‟s lifecycle
• ALM can help at the business level in many ways, including:
– Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
– Reduces Development Costs
– Improves Efficiency
– Increases Responsiveness
– Minimizes Downtime
– Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
– Improves Resource Utilization
– Reduces Risk
– Enhances Team Satisfaction
– Provides and Enterprise View
• Microsoft provides best-in-breed tools to help your business enjoy
the benefits of ALM

34. Questions?

35. Want to know more...?

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42. More Webcasts on ALM / TFS / Visual Studio 2012
Upcoming ALM Workshops & Webcasts:
• Operations Management in the • Getting Started With Coded UI
Application Lifecycle testing: Building Your First
• January 31 (1:00-2:30pm CT) Automated Test
• February 14 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• How Microsoft's ALM Tools Can • February 28 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
Improve Your Bottom Line
• February 4 (1:00-2:00pm CT) • Lean, Kanban, and TFS
• March 7 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• Upgrading to TFS 2012: What You • March 21 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
Need to Know!
• February 7 (1:00-2:30pm CT) • Using Lean and Kanban to
• February 21 (1:00-2:30pm CT) Revolutionize Your Organization
• March 11 (1:00-2:00pm CT)
• The newest of the new with Visual
Studio and TFS 2012
• March 14 (1:00-2:30pm CT)
• March 28 (1:00-2:30pm CT)

43. ALM Planning & Implementation Services
ALM Planning Testing
• ALM Assessment & Envisioning Workshops • Manual Testing with Test Manager Quick
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• VS & TFS Migration Planning Workshop (5 • Visual Studio Testing Tools Quick Start (10
days) days)
• TFS Deployment Planning* (5 days) • Visual Studio Automated Testing Quick Start
• Visual SourceSafe to TFS Migration (5 days)
Planning* (3 Days) • Visual Studio Load Testing Quick Start (5 or
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days) • Automated Build Center of Excellence (CoE)
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Database
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• Visual Studio Database Tools Quick Start
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• Remote Support for TFS & Visual Studio • Team Foundation Server (TFS) & Project
Server Integration Quick Start (10 days)
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• Visual Studio Lab Management Quick Start Quick Start (10 days)
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